German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves to a crowd as she walks with former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg (2nd R) to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum after laying a memorial wreath next to the Survivor Tree in Manhattan, New York, September 26, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed a package of measures on Tuesday to help German towns cope with the influx of asylum seekers, as a poll showed her conservatives dipping to a one-year low on concerns about her handling of the crisis.
Merkel has drawn criticism, especially among conservatives, for fuelling the influx by effectively giving asylum seekers the green light to come to Germany. Towns and cities in Europe's biggest economy are struggling to cope with 800,000 refugees and migrants escaping war and poverty expected this year.
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